by our College Data Analytics TeamIs CNU really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at CNU. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to discover how diverse the standard college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
CNU total enrollment is approximately 4,488 students. 4,414 are undergraduates and 74 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time CNU undergraduate population is made up of 52.2% women, and 47.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CNU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,181 | 72.1% |
| Black or African American | 381 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic | 359 | 8.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 246 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 183 | 4.2% |
| Unknown | 43 | 1.0% |
| International | 12 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 58.1% of full-time grad students are women, and 41.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
CNU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 83.8% |
| Hispanic | 4 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 4.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2 | 2.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,243 | 72.3% |
| Black or African American | 384 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic | 363 | 8.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 248 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 183 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 46 | 1.0% |
| International | 12 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
Christopher Newport University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 86.4% |
| Asian | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 2.5% |
| International | 2.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.4% |
| Unknown | 0.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,346 female students and 2,142 male students at CNU.
Christopher Newport University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 19 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,045 | 94.7% |
| Maryland | 21 | 1.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0.8% |
| North Carolina | 9 | 0.8% |
| Michigan | 2 | 0.2% |
CNU welcomes roughly 0.3% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At CNU, 86.2% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1,932 | 43.4% |
| 20-21 | 1,908 | 42.8% |
| 22-24 | 514 | 11.5% |
| 25-29 | 57 | 1.3% |
| 30-34 | 18 | 0.4% |
| Under 18 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 35 and over | 9 | 0.2% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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